The Birds of Arkansas: A Preliminary Report

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Pagina 88They are five or six in number, measure .82 x .62, and the nesting date for
Arkansas is June 1st. We have found this species resorting frequently to open
rural mail boxes, and the same box successively used by the Blue-bird, Bewick's
Wren ...

Pagina 89cinnamon dots, and measure .78 x .59. The nest is generally fastened to a bridge
beam or joist, or placed in a culvert, or often in the sides of a cliff. The bird is an
insect-eating species like all the members of its family, the boll weevil being ...

Pagina 94They measure (average) 1.10 x .85. The nesting season in Arkansas extends
from early April to July. The most thorough investigation of the habits of this much
-abused bird confirms the statement that he belongs in the class of useful species
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